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Eunice Yi and Emmanuel Kountakis shared the stage in the school’s auditorium when they signed their respective letters of intent. Yi signed to play for the Augusta State University women’s team while Kountakis signed to play for Mercer University in Macon, Ga.

He was choked up while giving his post-game speech to his team after they won his first South Carolina Independent School Class AAA championship, and the team’s first since 2005.

The Lions reclaimed the title with a 21-14 win over Hammond, the six-time defending champion, finishing the season a perfect 13-0. The win was the second of the year for Augusta Christian over Hammond, whose only losses came to the Lions as the Skyhawks finished 12-2.

Augusta Christian completed a perfect season Saturday night and claimed the South Carolina Independent Schools Association state title with a 21-14 victory over SCISA powerhouse Hammond.

Hammond had won six consecutive state championships, but came up short this time around. And to make sure there was no doubt about the best team in SCISA, it was the second time the Lions had beaten Hammond this season.

Evans and Grovetown got their seasons off to a start on the right foot Monday night at Grovetown's Warrior Thanksgiving Classic.The Knights began the night with a 64-58 win over South Aiken while the Warriors used a last-minute come-from-behind effort to defeat Cross Creek 57-52.

In a game that quarterback Tyler Roberson would call surreal afterward, the Lions won their first state championship since 2005, beating six-time defending champion Hammond 21-14 in the South Carolina Independent School Class AAA state championship.

"It's an indescribable feeling," said Lions coach Keith Walton, whose squad went 13-0. "I'm so thankful for the senior class and the selflessness of the entire team."